Idol Songs: 11 of the Best

Release type:What's this?
compilation
First released:
1988

Overview Edit

Idol Songs: 11 of the Best is a compilation album by Billy Idol, released in 1988. It was reissued with a different track order in 2003 as Essential Billy Idol. The album reached number 2 in the UK.

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Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
BILCD1
Release dates:
  • 1988 in Germany

Genres

Alternative Rock, Hard Rock. Vote on Genres

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4 stars This is the closest you could get to a greatest hits!!!
Every song on this album is a great song. The only thing that I don't like, is that it doesn't have the hit, "Cradle Of Love." I would have personally put that song as # 12. Other than that, it is an excellent CD!!!
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3 stars A Great Collection that shouldn't of been edited.
I just recently purchased "11 of the best" and have noticed that I was very disappointed when I found out that both "Eyes Without a Face" and "Flesh for Fantasy" were edited. It wasn't necessary to sacrifice the original versions of these tracks, considering the cd is only 43:50 long, since you can fit at least 80 minutes of music on a cd! I guess many record companies will do just about anything to dissapoint us. (Many critics said the same thing about Duran Duran's "Greatest" album that should…
Written by Theo

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Rebel Yell
    4:47
    2
    Hot in the City
    3:38
    3
    White Wedding
    3:33
    4
    Eyes without a Face
    4:09
    5
    Catch My Fall
    3:42
    6
    Mony Mony
    4:09
    7
    To Be a Lover
    3:52
    8
    Sweet Sixteen
    4:14
    9
    Flesh for Fantasy
    3:48
    10
    Don't Need a Gun
    4:28
    11
    Dancing with Myself
    3:22

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13 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: 1988 in United Kingdom
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